Nightnews-media Xtra: Latest Fish Fry, Trouble events, Berlin, Trouble
5th birthday - Edinburgh

1 - Fish Fry @ The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh - March & April Listings
2 - Forthcoming Trouble-Related Events
3 - A Basement Boogie re-launch: Thursday 22nd March at Berlin
4 - TROUBLE 5th Birthday Party / Easter Weekend events

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1 - Fish Fry @ The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh - March & April Listings

Saturday Night Fish Fry
11pm – 3am, The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh
Free B4 11.30pm / £5 after / No advance tickets available
* No free entry applies, venue will be emptied after early gig /
Tickets £12 + b.f.

Please note:
1. Orange Alert have cancelled their gig on 10th March. They have
been replaced with the new look Diwan.
2. On Sat 28th April we present Kenny Dixon Jr. AKA Moodymann. This
will not be a live gig, it is DJ-only performance.

Sat 3rd March 2007
On Stage: Joe Acheson Quartet + DJ Erik d'Viking
The most exciting live band in Edinburgh follow up their sell-out gig
at Departure Lounge with another live set at the Jazz Bar. They are
joined by chellist Su-a Lee of Robert McFalls and Scottish Chamber
Orchestra for this exclusive performance.
www.myspace.com/joeachesonquartet

Sat 10th March 2007 - NB have Orange Alert cancelled
On Stage: Diwan + DJ Astroboy
Since getting his first break with Little Milton, Chicago-based
saxophonist and leader Pete Carney has worked with the New World
Symphony, Tito Puente, Louie Bellson, Tyrone Davis, Ko Ko Taylor,
Arturo Sandoval and has directed the horn section for Grammy winner
Kirk Franklin. He's a regular collaborator with Erik Truffaz and is
politically very active. Both of these latter influences his music
edgy and worthwhile investing time in. With his energetic Orange
Alert project, he draws on hip hop, house and nu soul, sampling
everything from ringing telephones to Arabic singing to create topical
acid jazz with big, dancefloor-friendly grooves. We were lucky to
pick up this date band the day after they play Aberdeen Jazz Festival.
www.petecarney.net

Sat 17th March 2007
On Stage: Tigers of Fire + DJ Astroboy
Making their jazz bar debut are the 5-piece Philly inspired soul-funk
band from Bassist Phil Mcbride in collaboration with Livesciences
guitarist Chris Hall and stunning Dutch vocalist Maria Belcampo. A
night for fans of soul in the vein of Jill Scott and Erykah Badu.

Sat 24th March 20067
On Stage: Universal Sounds + DJs Erik d'Viking & Astroboy
Funk guitarist Allan McKeown leads a band of Glasgow's finest
showcasing new material and classic covers. Tight, heavy and loud,
the man never disappoints the dancefloor.

Sat 31st March 2007
On Stage: Das Contras + DJs Erik d'Viking & Astroboy
Following a recent support slot for Terry Callier at the Jazz Cafe
this band are on fire.
"Like an acoustic Groove Armada, Das Contras like their brass and
breezy good times tunes. While Groove Armada stick on some beats to
modernise the sound Das Contras keep it plugged out and use
instruments like violins, piano and bongos" Daily Record
www.dascontras.com / www.myspace.com/dascontras

Sat 7th April 2007
On Stage: Washington Street + DJs Erik d'Viking & Astroboy
This 5-piece band have been creating a fuss for 2 years with their
high-energy funk and soul. They have played at Glasgow venues such as
The Arches, Stereo, Bar Budda, Oran Mor and have headlined at the
Princes Street Gardens Ross Bandstand during the 2004 Edinburgh
Festival. They play all original songs, the mix of musical
ingredients is varied; funk, soul, jazz, Latin and rock
www.myspace.com/washingtonstreet

Sat 14th April 2007
On Stage: Mosa Funk Club + DJs Erik d'Viking & Astroboy
They are clearly influnced by acts such as Miss Dynamite and Goldie
Lookin Chain (both of who they happen to have shared stages with).
Combining urban chic, good humour with dancefloor funk, they have been
one of the Fish Fry's favourite acts of 2006 and we are proud to
welcome them back.
www.mosafunkclub.com / www.myspace.com/mosafunkclub

Sat 21st April 2007
On Stage: Mandala Moodz + DJs Erik d'Viking & Astroboy
Named because the band's music is about the fun in the pursuit of
peace in the Chaos of the ever-changing "Moodz" of a scene that
becomes part or apart of whom we are. This band are led by
percussionist extraordinaire Dougie Hudson (Salsa-Celtica,
Diwan-newlook, Waa-Sylla, Rumba-Caliente) with Stuart Dinwoodie
(Waa-Sylla/Diwan-newlook), Pete Vilk (Gol, Brew House) & Steve Kettley
(Salsa-Celtica, Odd-Times). Their sound is unique, positive,
dance-able and enticing blending elements of world music with pop,
dub, soul, house, indie rock, tribal, funk with a whole load of
groove. It has got Fish Fry written all over it and we are proud to
present their debut performance at the Jazz Bar. Come and enjoy their
first set as they develop their sound with appearances from Ngoni,
Didgeridoo, Djembe / drum and traditional ethnic dance.

Sat 28th April 2007 * Different Door Charge Applies
On Stage: DJ Kenny Dixon Jr. AKA Moodyman + DJ Erik d'Viking
A real scoop for the Fish Fry! One of the original Detroit gurus
graces the decks for a psychadelic disco jazz happening! Specialist
in-depth press release and images available on request. Please email
for more details and note special pricing for this date detailed below.
www.

All Dates
Hosted by resident DJs Astroboy (Departure Lounge / Four Corners) and
Erik D'Viking (Trouble)

Contact
Promoter: www.getintotrouble.com / info@... / 0781 333 1305
Venue: www.thejazzbar.co.uk / info@... / 0131 220 4298

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2 - Forthcoming Trouble-Related Events

Fri 16th Mar - Live gig with Headhunters, Trouble DJs & MC Ratty B at
at Liquid Room, Edinburgh, £10 + b.f. in adv
Fri 30th Mar - Now For Something Completely Morgan's Spiced with
'Little' Louie Vega, Barbara Tucker & Anané (live), Craig Smith,
Stevie Sole, Huggy, Trouble DJs & MC Ratty B at Cabaret Voltaire,
Edinburgh, £5 in adv
Fri 6th Apr - Trouble 5th Birthday Party with Babyhead, Kwame, Neil
Ferris, Nick Yuill, Trouble DJs & MC Ratty B + more at Cabaret
Voltaire, Edinburgh
Fri 27th Apr - Dfrnt Trouble with Spektrum (live), Trouble DJs & MC
Ratty B at The Caves, Edinburgh, £7 +b.f.
Sat 28th Apr - Universal Vibes with Paddy Freeform, Trouble DJs & MC
Ratty B at Dust, Clerkenwell Road, London, £5 / £3 concs

Residencies
Every Friday - Trouble DJs at Assembly Bar, Edinburgh, £FREE
Every Saturday - Fish Fry with d'Viking & Astroby at Jazz Bar,
Edinburgh, £5

Clubs - Trouble, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Lulu, I Love Acid & A
Basement Boogie
Bars - Assembly & Pivo
Agency - Best Kept Secret

Address: 1/1 Kings Place, Portobello, Edinburgh EH15 1DU
mob. 0781 333 1305
office. 0131 258 5264
skype. erikdaviking10121976
www.getintoTrouble.com
www.myspace.com/getintoTrouble

Trouble was voted one of the runners up in Radio 1's Worldwide Awards
in the Club of the Year category.

by Eric Roberts - DJ / Promoter / Agent

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3 - A Basement Boogie re-launch: Thursday 22nd March at Berlin
Berlin, Queensferry St Lane, Edinburgh t: 0131 467 7215

11pm – 3am
Free Entry, except where otherwise indicated.
Drinks promos
Music policy: Soul, dance, new wave pop and rare grooves.
Venue e: info@... w: club-berlin.com

22nd March: Launch Party Special: Trouble DJs + LOTS of FREE stuff!
29th March: Trouble DJs
5th April: DJ Quantic (Tru Thoughts): Trouble 5th Birthday Weekender
Warm-up - £3
12th April: Trouble DJs
19th April: Trouble DJs
26th April: Trouble DJs

DJ QUANTIC (TRU THOUGHTS)
Quantic should need no introduction to anyone who's ever been to
Trouble, so prominently has his music and presence featured over the
years, whether as a DJ or live performer with his Soul Orchestra and
Alice Russell or, more recently, soul jazz legend Spanky Wilson. His
music espouses the rarest of grooves, taking elements of classic funk,
soul, hip hop and dance floor jazz and fusing them with motifs from
Africa, South and Central America, be it Nigerian Afrobeat, Puerto
Rican swing, Cuban or otherwise. We welcome him once again to let his
voodoo rhythms loose on the `floor. Expect a roadblock. [Pic of DJ
Quantic for anyone who wants to run an image before his guest spot on
Thursday 5th April. Please let me know, as it's about 3Mb...
info@... ]

More info:
http://www.quantic.org/
http://www.quantic.org/profiles.php
http://www.tru-thoughts.co.uk/artists/quantic

Blurb: A BASEMENT BOOGIE RELAUNCH
Following its unexpected demise at the Hudson, due to circumstances
beyond our control, Trouble's mid-weekly frenzy, A Basement Boogie, is
set to re-ignite Thursday nights in the capital when it re-launches at
the brand-spanking-new Berlin – the West End club owned by notorious
Edinburgh bon viveur and club scene stalwart Gerry Ritchie – on
Thursday March 22nd. Conceived as an opportunity to give Trouble DJs
Hobbes & Erik d'Viking a weekly club residency, A Basement Boogie
espouses the same esoteric and eclectic musical ethos to be
experienced at their flagship Trouble monthly nights at Cabaret
Voltaire.

BERLIN – now featuring brand new, third room
Following a full re-fit to its interior, including a brand new
extension at the back of the club which makes way for a third room
with dance floor, Berlin promises to offer something entirely new to
Edinburgh nightlife and party people – namely more choice, with the
emphasis on high quality entertainment across the board.

cheers,
Hobbes / Andrew Richardson
DJ / Promoter / Journalist / Director
Getintotrouble Ltd t/a Trouble
1F1, 13 Montgomery St, Edinburgh, EH7 5JU, Scotland, UK
Ph. ++ 131 477 69 16
Mb. ++ 7946 569 404
www.getintotrouble.com
www.myspace.com/getintotrouble
Promoter Info: 0131 477 6916 | e: info@... | w:
www.getintoTrouble.com

"The Trouble crew have lost none of their style, panache and
enthusiasm for championing fantastic new music and old school party
jams" (The Guardian Guide, May 2006)

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4 - TROUBLE 5th Birthday Party / Easter Weekend events

Please see press release attached / below for the Trouble 5th Birthday
Party on Easter Friday. I have more great pictures of Babyhead, should
you require. If you need any more info and / or an interview, please
contact their pr company, trailer media - contact is
anton@...

N.B. With the re-launch of our A Basement Boogie midweek night
(Thursdays) - see previous above - and its date with Quantic on Maundy
Thursday, we're now calling this the, errr... Trouble 5th Birthday
Easter Weekend! Any exposure you can offer these events will be
greatly appreciated. We're also planning to get some fresh publicity
shots of the Trouble DJs & MC Ratty B done soon. Please shout if you
want some of those or check the website (under history) for an example
of the ones we had done last year.

TROUBLE
FRIDAY 6th APRIL: 5TH BIRTHDAY PARTY & EASTER SPECIAL
DJ KWAME (BOUNCE, SANDINOS)
BABYHEAD (LIVE)
TROUBLE DJs & MC RATTY B
DJ NEIL FERRIS (DEEP SENSATION)
DJ NICK YUILL (SOLESCIENCE)
VJ GUY

11pm - 3am
£6/5 concs.
CABARET VOLTAIRE,
36 BLAIR STREET,
EDINBURGH
Venue: www.thecabaretvoltaire.com /
info@... / 0131 220 6176
Forum: www.getintoTrouble.com /
info@... / 0131 477 6916

BLURB

DJ KWAME
South London soul brother via Derry, Northern Ireland, DJ Kwame has
been at the forefront of his area's forward-thinking club scene for
the last seven years. His Bounce night at Londonderry's Sandinos
café/bar and club has been drawing crowds of four hundred people every
Saturday since Sandinos annexed the neighbouring building and
quadrupled its capacity in 2005. Kwame and Bounce share the same love
of a good groove and all things soulful, funky and
dance-floor-destroying that we espouse at Trouble. Listen to a DJ mix
by him here for ref:
http://www.getintotrouble.com/DJmix.php?id=296
www.sandinos.com
www,myspace.com/sandinoderry

BABYHEAD
One of the UK's fastest growing independent acts, Babyhead has
definitely got something special going on. But it can be difficult on
occasion to pin down exactly what that is. It's not just the
combination of the horn section with the DJ's turntable dexterity that
grabs the crowd's attention. It's not simply the infectious nature of
the heavy bass and ska chops over the hip-hop backbeat that gets
people moving. Nor is it just the MC's biting lyricism, albeit
delivered with unwavering tenacity, which holds people's attention
until the encore. But the magical, intangible quality that Babyhead
has by the bucket-load can be summed up in one, key word: energy.

Babyhead's explosive energy, combined with their unique sound,
song-writing dexterity and accomplished showmanship, has snagged the
ears of many an industry insider, with Roni Size, Michael Franti,
Ozomatli and Lamb all now joining the ranks of the group's constantly
swelling fan-base.

Babyhead are touring to promote debut album Babyboom Town (Cookie
Cutter), which fuses ska, hip hop, blazing brass, heavy bass and
sardonic wit and was produced by Bunny Ellingham, who boasts work with
Goldfrapp, New order and KT tunstall on his CV.

`A history of ska and reaggae on one record' – Phil Jupitus, BBC Radio 6
`Babyhead are more than a band, they're a fucking movement!' Mickey P,
Café Du Paris. Watch stunning live show video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FBx_OzXX5w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZPObK6VPiw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L7F8h-tjPg

BACK ROOM: NEIL FERRIS
Neil is a former stalwart of Edinburgh's house scene through his own
Deep Sensation night at Berlin and Gadges At Work 4 deck sessions with
Harvey at Ego. Having recently re-located to Aberdeen, he continues to
push the feeling via his Level One Records parities with Kris Keegan
(Glasgow), On Hubert Street (Frodsham, England) and For The Love Of
The Music sessions with Billy Davidson (Aberdeen).

NICK YUILL
Long-term supporter and friend of Trouble through his own Solescience
house night, which takes place once a month at Cabaret Voltaire and
has played host to the Trouble DJs on many occasions. We welcome Nick
to our back room at last to do his thing alongside Neil Ferris.

Expect the hottest underground joints alongside `nuff classics.

by Hobbes <hobbes@...>

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